Laos: The Three Princes

In Geneva, the 14-nation conference on Laos (which includes Red China
and the U.S.) reached surprising agreement on 1) withdrawing all
"foreign forces" from Laos; 2) the guaranteeing of the withdrawal by
Great Britain and the Soviet Union; and 3) the granting of more
authority to the International Control Commission (Poland, Canada,
India) in investigating violations of neutrality. The major catch: the
agreement cannot go into effect until Laos gets a new government, and
attempts to form one were mired in petty haggling and intrigue.